Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [adj] [prep] a few " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | They fell silent for a few moments as they drank their tea . |
| 2 | United played some classy football against Millwall in the first half … they looked good for a few goals but ended with nothing … |
| 3 | It tastes alright for a few mouthfuls and then it like gets a bit monotonous . |
| 4 | Then the smell of warm grass came to join that of the roses and gunpowder and he fell asleep for a few moments , dreaming of cricket fields and meadows . |
| 5 | He fell asleep for a few hours just before dawn and woke cold and cramped , his head on the small desk , his body somehow wedged on the stool . |
| 6 | He fell silent for a few moments , shredding the paper that had wrapped his sugar cube . |